Roanoke Times
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DATE: MONDAY, January 13, 1992 TAG: 9201130077
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: TROY, ALA. LENGTH: Medium
258-141! THAT'S RIGHT, 258-141!
Troy State eclipsed its own NCAA scoring record on Sunday, averaging more than six points a minute in a 258-141 basketball victory over DeVry Institute.The Division II Trojans turned in a record-setting performance for the second year in a row against DeVry, an Atlanta computer college that is a member of NAIA Division II.
Last year, Troy State beat DeVry 187-116, setting NCAA marks - regardless of division - for most points in a game by one team and most points in a half, 103. It didn't take long for those records to fall on Sunday.
The Trojans (13-3) led 123-53 at halftime, then did even better in the second half with 135 points. They eclipsed the 187-point mark when Chris Gresham hit a 3-pointer midway through the second half and became the first NCAA team to score 200 points when Steve Hunt pulled up and made a 3-pointer with 7:57 remaining.
"It's a great feeling knowing we're a part of history - probably forever or at least for a long time," said junior forward Terry McCord, who led the Trojans with 41 points.
The game also set a record for most points, 399. The NCAA mark had been 331 in Loyola Marymount's 181-150 victory over U.S. International in 1989.
Troy State's run-and-gun offense is patterned after the style made famous by former Loyola coach Paul Westhead.
"This is the best kind of style," McCord said. "You have a lot of freedom, you don't have to worry about a lot of plays being run. You shoot whenever you think you've got a shot."
Then he added with a chuckle, "You don't necessarily have to have a shot. Just think you've got a shot."
Troy State had plenty of those against the Hoyas (3-16). The Trojans were 102-for-190 (54.7 percent) from the field, including 51-for-109 from 3-point range. All four of those numbers are NCAA records. Brian Simpson made 11 3-pointers and finished with 37 points.
Eight of Troy State's 11 players scored at least 20 points as coach Don Maestri substituted liberally. No one played more than 25 minutes; everyone saw at least 11 minutes of playing time.
DeVry, which shot 55.4 percent but made only seven 3-pointers, kept running the whole game and seemed to enjoy playing a role in the record-setting game.
"This is the most fun I've had all season," DeVry captain Clayton Jones said.
Among the other NCAA records set were most 3-point field goals by both teams (58); most combined 3-point attempts (129); highest number of players on one team to make a 3-pointer (10 by Troy State); most combined points in one half (223 in the second half); and most assists by both teams (93). Troy State also set a Division II record with 65 assists. \
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***CORRECTION***
Published correction ran on January 15, 1992.
Clarification
In a recent story about Troy State's 258-141 victory over DeVry Institute of Atlanta in college basketball, the Associated Press reported that DeVry is a computer school. The institute is an accredited school that offers bachelor's degrees and programs in electronic engineering technology, business operations, electronic technology, accounting and computer information systems.
Memo: CORRECTION